Lone Oak Township, Bates County, Missouri

38°10′20″N 94°18′40″W / 38.17222°N 94.31111°W / 38.17222; -94.31111Country United StatesState MissouriCountyBatesArea • Total35.96 sq mi (93.15 km²) • Land35.94 sq mi (93.08 km²) • Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km²)  0.08%Elevation817 ft (249 m)Population • Total293 • Density8.2/sq mi (3.1/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codesGNIS feature ID0766298

Lone Oak Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 293.^[1]

The township takes its name from Lone Oak Branch creek.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Lone Oak Township covers an area of 35.96 square miles (93.15 square kilometers); of this, 35.94 square miles (93.08 square kilometers, 99.92 percent) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.07 square kilometers, 0.08 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Athol at 38°10′21″N 94°22′44″W / 38.172527°N 94.37884°W / 38.172527; -94.37884
• Monteith Junction at 38°12′51″N 94°22′01″W / 38.214192°N 94.366896°W / 38.214192; -94.366896
• Peru at 38°10′57″N 94°17′31″W / 38.182527°N 94.291894°W / 38.182527; -94.291894

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Mount Pleasant Township (north)
• Summit Township (northeast)
• Pleasant Gap Township (east)
• Prairie Township (southeast)
• Osage Township (southwest)
• New Home Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains Fairview Cemetery.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 71
• Missouri Route 52

School districts

• Butler R-V School District
• Rich Hill R-IV

Political districts

• Missouri's 4th congressional district
• State House District 125
• State Senate District 31

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com